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Re: [Edu] objectionable to the staff/parents?

  • From"Magi D. Shepley" <magid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • DateSun, 17 Dec 2006 18:11:42 -0500


Yves Bouyssounouse wrote:
I would probably leave out the hippyism from the deck when playing Fluxx
with my students; simply to avoid any controversy. In general, I have
found that our community, while very tolerant of alternate lifestyles,
prefers the "don't discuss in our schools" attitude. You have to
remember that teachers are part of a small group of people (including
police officers) who are generally not supposed to appear to have an
opinion on any controversial topic.
That pretty much describes it... and its really annoying at times, because I am definitely an opinionated person!!
I don't think the war and peace would be a problem.
I don't know... I'm on the east coast. Maybe because there are so many military bases around here, and I typically have a lot of military families?
Magi